How Do You Build A Spring Feed Water Source?
Build a spring box to prevent contamination of water from a spring. They can be installed anywhere water seeps to the surface naturally. Harness your spring by digging a hole where the water emerges and then place a layer of gravel in the bottom for a filtered-earth holding tank. Many people prefer to make more elaborate water-storage boxes for easy delivery systems using pipes, cement/rock dams and spring-box holding tanks. It is always best if your water source is higher than your delivery location for pump- and electricity-free delivery. Build a trench and a rock/cement dam if your spring is on a slope. Build a spring box if your spring has a healthy flow. Make this box big enough to contain the eye of the spring; be sure it is open at the bottom or back if on a steep hill. Make this spring box a cube 1 yard by 1 yard by 1 yard. Layer gravel in the bottom of the spring box if it comes directly up out of this hole, as this helps filter the clean spring water. Build the walls of the b
